Well, I cannot say no to an offer like that, especially if I know either shifter would fit onto that base! Thanks Bill!
I don't care which shifters I use, as long as they are friction and shift well. I did forget to count my cogs. I'll send you my cog count and address tonight. The check will be in the mail! :) What a great group! Roberta On Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 1:04:42 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > "I have an albatross handlebar. " > > Excellent. That makes it very simple. Regarding that lustily endorsed > Microshift product: I have one that you can have for cheap. Old friend > Doug handed me a box of parts to sell, because he can't be bothered with > selling stuff. I told him what everything was worth and paid him, minus my > "commission". > > Or, if you like, I'd be willing to test-fit a Shimano bar-con onto that > Microshift base, and send you photos. That would be a cool thing for you > to know: that you could buy those Micro-shift shifters for ~$70 and try > them and still have the option to put your Shimano shifters onto the base > part. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 1:26:54 AM UTC-7 Roberta wrote: > >> Wow, seems like Microshift are very well liked. I’ll ask my bike shop >> about them and other options. I’m not against changing the shifter as long >> as they works well . >> >> I have an albatross handlebar. >> >> Roberta >> >> On Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 12:42:23 AM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> Roberta >>> >>> With the information given so far, there is one big "gotcha". What >>> clamp diameter do you need? There are no fewer than five possibilities for >>> what you need, and Paul Thumbies only are made in two of those five sizes. >>> Can you share a photo of your bike? >>> >>> The five possible sizes are: >>> >>> 22.2mm >>> 23.8mm >>> 25.4mm >>> 26.0mm >>> 31.8mm >>> >>> Do you have albatross bars? Or drop bars? Albastache? >>> >>> If you have Albatross bars, those take a 22.2mm clamp, and Paul Thumbies >>> can go "anywhere" along those bars. Also, many of the complete shifters >>> folks have recommended would also fit because they all have 22.2mm clamps. >>> Drop bars and Albastache will want 23.8mm clamps which is trickier. If >>> you want to clamp on the sleeve near the stem, you may need 25.4mm or >>> 26.0mm, which no longer are made in Paul Thumbies (but they used to be). >>> 31.8mm is the clamp diameter for modern drop bars on the bulge near the >>> stem. >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 4:04:46 PM UTC-7 Roberta wrote: >>> >>>> I have Shimano bar end shifters (friction) on my A Homer Hilsen that >>>> work fantastically, but I've never liked placement as bar ends, because of >>>> me knocking them out of gear with my knee, hand, ooops bike just leaned on >>>> a wall ... So I asked my much loved and trusted bike shop, Keystone >>>> Bikes, >>>> for options and received this response: "...The only drawback is that the >>>> part is pricy. The Paul Thumbie >>>> <https://www.paulcomp.com/shop/components/drivetrain/shifting/shimanothumbies/> >>>> >>>> is the tool for the job, but $127. The Velo Orange Equivalent >>>> <https://velo-orange.com/products/vo-thumb-shifter-mounts-22-2-23-8>is >>>> cheaper but unavailable. Installation would be recabling the both >>>> shifters >>>> and setting the thumb mounts up." >>>> >>>> I'm not against paying the $$, but before I do, I wanted to get some >>>> opinions on this mount, setup, placement, suggestions, things I don't >>>> know >>>> to ask about, "gotchas." I know Paul components are high quality and I'm >>>> at a point in my life that I want to do things right and do it just once. >>>> >>>> Thanks for the input. >>>> >>>> Roberta >>>> >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6e43db0f-10de-454c-88aa-87d5b6b0d5a0n%40googlegroups.com.
